Stanford Press Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.

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Narrow Gauge in the Arras Sector: Before, During and After the First World War

Joan S. Farebrother

Stanford Press

Out today! The Shadow of the Empress explores how the changing circumstances of politics and society transformed Hugo von Hofmannsthal & Richard Strauss's opera Die Frau ohne Schatten and its cultural meanings before, during, and after the First World War. #ReadUP

Hardcover, 2016

$49.95Member price:$24.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book

Die Frau Ohne Schatten: Erzählung: Vier Erzählungen

Hugo Von Hofmannsthal

Stanford Press

Paperback, 2022

$18.95Member price:$17.06 + Free shipping10% off

The Future of Executive Development

Mihnea C. Moldoveanu

Stanford Press

Congratulations to Mihnea C. Moldoveanu & Das Narayandas, their book The Future of Executive Development won SILVER in the Business Disruption / Reinvention Category! #AxiomAwards23 https://t.co/GZjeku8cT3 https://t.co/QOwCxsXkEl

Hardcover, 2021

$45.00Member price:$22.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book

Seeking Western Men: Email-Order Brides Under China's Global Rise

Monica Liu

Stanford Press

Seeking Western Men by @Monica_Liu222 is out today! Through the unique window of global internet dating, this book reveals the shifting relationships of race, class, gender, sex, and intimacy across borders. #ReadUP

Paperback, 2022

$28.00Member price:$14.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book

Data Cartels: The Companies That Control and Monopolize Our Information

Sarah Lamdan

Stanford Press

Data Cartels is out! Sarah Lamdan (@greenarchives1) brings us into the underworld of "data cartels", demonstrating how the entities mining, commodifying, & selling our data and informational resources perpetuate social inequalities & threaten the democratic sharing of knowledge

Paperback, 2022

$26.00Member price:$13.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book

The Five Acts of Diego León

Alex Espinoza

Stanford Press

Praise for Who Needs Gay Bars? "With intelligent and easily accessible writing, this account stands as a testament to our community's resilience." —Alex Espinoza, author of Cruising & The Five Acts of Diego León https://t.co/akLrPjEOp4

Paperback, 2020

$16.00Member price:$8.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book

Strike Patterns: Notes from Postwar Laos

Leah Zani

Stanford Press

Strike Patterns: Notes from Postwar Laos by Leah Zani won Gold in the Creative Non-Fiction category https://t.co/VAu9313G8q https://t.co/Wx2Cpo3Aev

Hardcover, 2022

$25.00Member price:$12.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book

Diary of a Contraband: The Civil War Passage of a Black Sailor

William B. Gould

Stanford Press

In this interview William B. Gould IV discussed his impressive career, celebrating 50 years as Stanford Law School faculty, and his publishing accomplishments. Diary of a Contraband can be found here: https://t.co/9PlQRqTFfV

Paperback, 2002

$35.00Member price:$17.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book

Academic Outsider: Stories of Exclusion and Hope

Victoria Reyes

Stanford Press

Academic Outsider: Stories of Exclusion and Hope by Victoria Reyes won Gold in the Essay category https://t.co/2FuXyK5qAr https://t.co/Br0bmry3OU

Paperback, 2022

$14.00Member price:$7.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book

After Stories: Transnational Intimacies of Postwar El Salvador

Irina Carlota Silber

Stanford Press

After Stories: Transnational Intimacies of Postwar El Salvador by Irina Carlota Silber won Bronze in the Current Events I (Political/Economic/Foreign Affairs) category https://t.co/jbyN1I68vl https://t.co/UKvpX2jZNu

Paperback, 2022

$28.00Member price:$28.00 + Free shipping0% off(Limited Discount Book)